One of the most common requests our web gurus are asked about is including a content management system (CMS) into a website. A CMS can be a great solution for sites that need to be updated quickly, and often. They can also serve as an invaluable piece of sites which contain news sections, blogs, or any other form of archived data. There are many solutions out there, and we have a team which can build them all.
There are many different ways our team can incorporate a CMS into your site. The correct option often depends on the specific needs of that system. Our team will meet with you and discuss your options in depth. They'll explain the pros, cons, and costs of each option as well as a recommendation of which direction you should go.
Adobe Contribute is a great tool which we've recommended to many of our clients. Contribute is a program which installs on your personal computer and allows you to easily connect to your website and edit direct on the page through either Contribute's browser or even popular browsers like Internet Explorer or Firefox. Contribute is a great solution for those who only need to make basic edits and are focused on an economic CMS solution.
For more information on Contribute, visit Adobe's website: Adobe Contribute
The immediate question might be, "What are you talking about?" A CMS engine is simply a program which is installed on your website's server which allows you to manage the content. As opposed to Contribute, which edits the individual files on the server, CMS engines like Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and many others, store all of your site's data in a database and lets you edit everything through a friendly user-interface. While site builds which require this type of integration can be more costly, the benefit to keeping your site fresh, clean, and user-friendly, can be well worth the investment.
Sometimes the needs of our clients exceed the capabilities of the traditional CMS engines. In these cases WhirlWind breaks the glass and brings out our super-nerds. These gurus literally eat code for breakfast (ok, so it's actually Alpha-Bits Cereal, but when they look down, they see code.) They will sit down with our clients and plan out every need and condition that they'll need in their system. After planning out and reviewing the proposition, they work diligently on bringing your system to life. With several complex builds under their belts they live by one motto: Bring it on!
“These days, the website is your first impression to potential customers. The ability to capture the essence of who you are on that first impression isn't easy. WhirlWind Creative went beyond my expectations with TheWhiskyRiver.com,” said JR Rhodes, Director of Entertainment at JR Motorsports. “It's an amazing design that incorporates perfect interactive features and easy navigation. Our site is everything you want a first impression to be – appealing, innovative and functional.”
- JR Motorsports